N’Golo Kante, a Chelsea player, is close to returning to the team

The Frenchman is poised to return to first-team action after a long period on the sidelines due to injury. Kante signed for West London in 2016 from Leicester and quickly became a crucial player at Chelsea

He had signed a new five-year contract just over two years after his arrival and the 31-year-old could now stay on for even longer, and The Telegraph reported that the club are confident a new contract agreement is “close

Kante’s current deal expires in the summer, but he is believed to have settled in London, despite interest from Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. The midfielder will become the latest major player to seal his future at Chelsea after Thiago Silva was extended earlier in the month. Blues fans, who have seen very little of one of their players this season

Despite winning just twice in their last 11 games TalkSPORT understands Chelsea are ready to stick with their manager, and even with the club spending around £600m since the summer their recent 1-0 loss to Southampton was a low in the new season